Question

michelle made 48 cookies. she accidentally burned $\frac{3}{8}$ of the cookies in the oven. how many cookies were not burnt?

Explanation:

Step1: Find fraction of un - burnt cookies

The fraction of un - burnt cookies is $1-\frac{3}{8}=\frac{5}{8}$.

Step2: Calculate number of un - burnt cookies

Multiply the total number of cookies by the fraction of un - burnt cookies. So, $48\times\frac{5}{8}=30$.

Answer:

30